Amazon is working on a new free, ad-supported streaming music service, ratcheting up its challenge to Spotify, according to a new report. Citing sources familiar with the plans, Billboard reported… Read More

Voters looking to drown out last-minute midterm elections noise can turn to Spotify for specially curated playlists in every state ahead of Tuesday. Users of the streaming music service have… Read More

Google took a turn in the cloud doghouse Tuesday afternoon, after several issues forced popular consumer sites like Spotify, Snapchat, and Pokemon Go offline for about 40 minutes. Users started… Read More

Spotify has confidentially filed for an initial public offering according to an Axios report citing several anonymous sources. The streaming giant is a controversial player in the music industry, as… Read More

Microsoft said Monday it plans to discontinue its Groove Music Pass streaming service, and it will instead partner with streaming giant Spotify. Microsoft rebranded its Xbox Music service as Groove… Read More

Pandora, the Internet radio giant that pioneered music streaming, is launching a premium subscription service to compete with industry titans Spotify and Apple Music. Pandora Premium, like its competitors, is a $10/month… Read More

A Spotify-backed company that gives businesses legal and data-driven background music is raising more cash to help expand its operations. Soundtrack Your Brand today announced a $22 million round led by… Read More

Exclusive streaming deals with artists have become a powerful, but controversial, source of ammunition in the digital music battle. In an interview with GeekWire, Napster CFO and Head of Label… Read More

Things got nasty at the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night, and on Thursday, Janet Jackson fans got “Nasty” in return. Spotify reported that streams of Jackson’s 1986 R&B… Read More

Sonos is opening up. The at-home connected speaker maker today made two key announcements related to Amazon and Spotify. Sonos is partnering with Amazon to let people control their tunes via… Read More

Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a stand-alone music streaming service. According to Reuters, Amazon will offer the service… Read More

Seattle-based Rhapsody International — composed of music streaming services Rhapsody and Napster — announced Mike Davis as the first CEO in the parent company’s history. Previously, Davis worked as a TPG… Read More

Internet radio service Pandora, facing intense competition from Apple, Spotify and other rivals in digital music, this morning announced the departure of its CEO Brian McAndrews, the longtime technology executive with deep roots… Read More

Microsoft general counsel Horacio Gutierrez, a longtime attorney who oversaw many of the Redmond tech giant’s company’s biggest patent deals and cases, is leaving Microsoft to join music streaming service Spotify as… Read More